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RUN ON APR 20, 2026

Cardinals

  • ryknyse DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ARI)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rashawn Slater
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jacoby Brissett
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals let Jackson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Domani Jackson had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 11, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The Reiger pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 22 they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Good price on Jacob Rodriguez in No. 57, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller at Round 3, Pick 1 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Connor Lew
No edge and no loss on Connor Lew in the 86th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
Mason Reiger at pick 104 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
A straight-up fair deal on Kaleb Proctor at slot 129, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Benson
They went early on Malik Benson in the 130th overall pick, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Chris McClellan
No drama and no debate, Chris McClellan went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 3. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick151 Rnd5 Isaiah World
Isaiah World in pick No. 151 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
A tidy little value on Josh Cameron in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at slot 202 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Landon Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Landon Robinson at pick 217 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Domani Jackson
They barely believed it either: Domani Jackson still on the board at the 227th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick239 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They paid sticker price for Noah Whittington in the 239th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.